Professional paper
Jesus' Ministry to the Poor, Sick and Oppressed (Lk 4:16-30)
Mato Zovkić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology of Vrhbosna in Sarajevo
Abstract
John Paul II in his apostolic letters Tertio millennio adveniente
and Dies Domini takes Jesus' inaugural preaching in Nazareth (Lk
4:16-30) as New Testament foundation for Jubilee 2000 reminding
christian believers that Jesus' ministry constitutes the center of time.
Since in Luke's account Jesus quotes Is 58,6 and 61,1-2 this author
explores the meaning of this quotation within the ministry of Third-
Isaiah as a prophet of returnees in sixth century B. C. Jerusalem. By
introducing his ministry in the words of Third-Isaiah and by
comparing himself with the prophets Elijah and Elisha in Nazareth,
Jesus declared his option for the poor, sick and oppressed in his own
people and in other peoples. This account of Luke should be read in
the light of other events in the third Gospel where Jesus is depicted
as friend of the poor (6:20.24; 7:18-23; 12:13.15.21; 16:9.19-31) and universal Saviour (2:11.14.32; 3:4-6; 7,4-6; 9:51-56; 10,29-37;
13:29); 17,11-19; 23:43-48; 24:47). This aspect of christian mission
is being manifested and implemented in a most eminent way by
charitable individuals and organizations. Lived in a proper way "not
only the Sunday Eucharist but the whole of Sunday becomes a great
school of charity, justice and peace" (DD 73).
Keywords
Jesus; Ministery; poor; oppressed; sick; John Paul II
Hrčak ID:
50758
URI
Publication date:
21.9.1999.
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